Specialist, Supply Network Planner

About the role

Entegris is growing and seeks a Junior Supply Network Planner based in Round Rock, TX, 20 miles north of downtown Austin. The position supports complex manufacturing lines in the company's Advanced Material Deposition Group.

Responsibilities

• Be the subject matter expert related to SAP processes and execute all end-to-end supply chain functions including Forecasting & Demand Planning, Purchasing, Production Planning & Scheduling, Distribution Planning.
• Serve as the primary business unit contact to mitigate risk of excess and obsolete inventory, finding outlets globally and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Actively mitigate MRB inventory in partnership with global stakeholders in factories and cross-functionally to support the business.
• Oversee and optimize inventory levels globally; establish inputs for safety stock algorithm used to set safety stock levels; ensure days-on-hand (DOH) and overall inventory are optimized and meet goals.
• Collaborate with MRP controllers to ensure MRP settings are consistent with stocking and planning strategies.
• Establish global stocking and planning strategies by SKU including make-to-stock (MTS), assemble-to order (ATO), and buy-to-order (BTO) to optimize inventory while delivering the required service level.
• Manage Division Rough Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP) including collaboration with Production Planning & Operations, driving mitigation of supply constraints, implementing supply constraints into the Demand Plan as part of the monthly Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process.
• Coordinate global supply versus demand and allocation decisions in collaboration with the Business Unit related to finished goods that are forecasted and distributed for sale as part of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) process and Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE).
• Support On-Time Shipment (OTS) performance - coordinate improvement initiatives across functions globally.

Requirements

• B.S. degree or equivalent experience required; degree in Operations or Supply Chain Management is a plus.
• 1-3+ years of production planning experience in a manufacturing environment, or inventory planning & control; master schedule is a plus.
• Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Understanding of basic project management fundamentals to drive organizational alignment (IE. Gantt charts, project charters, and statement of work).
• Understanding of the basic principles and operations of ERP systems and the integration of company functions provided by an ERP system.
• Proficient advanced skills with Microsoft Excel and the ability to turn data into information, conclusions & targeted action.
• Able to quickly extract and perform data analysis in ERP systems, analyzing supply vs demand, capacity and inventory data.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment under time constraints and ability to detect and challenge when direction or supply plans aren’t sound.
• Ability to effectively lead and facilitate meetings with cross functional teams at all organizational levels and drive appropriate actions using Microsoft tools (Outlook, Power Point, Word, Excel, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI).
• Sound decision-making capability with the confidence to implement those decisions.

Qualifications

• Six-Sigma, APICS-CSCP / CPIM, or PMP project management certification a plus.
• Understanding of basic operations fundamentals to drive organizational alignment (critical path, resource modeling, theory of constraints).
• Experience in SAP ERP Planning system(s).
• Understanding of an S&OP process.
• Understanding and review of Work Center, Routing and Bill of Material parameters that influence accurate and optimized MRP signals.
• Work Center: labor vs. equipment, shift schedule, resource quantity, calendar, efficiency.
• Routing: control keys, run vs. set up, yield, interoperation time, dispatching.
• Bill of Material: parent/child relationships, subassemblies, lead time offsets, critical path, scrap, bulk & backflush implications.

Skills

• Problem Solving
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Project Management
• ERP Systems
• Microsoft Excel
• Data Analysis
• Decision Making

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Company Information

Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need Entegris immigration sponsorship (e.g., H1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.). At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status. Entegris does not provide immigration-related sponsorship for this role. Do not apply for this role if you will need Entegris immigration sponsorship (e.g., H1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.). At Entegris we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. Our policy is to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital or military status.